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What were some of the foods which you disliked eating as a child? For many, it was often a certain type of vegetable; peas, carrots maybe, maybe beans or beets. For me it was mushrooms. Now maybe it was that I just had a bad one that was a bit too “slimy” but ever sinceContinue reading “Eating Without Offense”

Good morning and welcome in everyone.  Today, we are going to take a look at a passage of scripture, but before we do that, I wanted to tell you a little story. Dieting seems to be a huge phase that is going on in society right now.  Each day people will try to tone theirContinue reading “Spiritual Disciplines”

Years ago it was very common for a family to consist of upwards of 6 to 8 people, oftentimes even more. As those families grew up and had families of their own, those family trees would get quite large indeed, with brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and so on. All a partContinue reading “One Big Happy Family”

Several years ago I went for a walk one afternoon and as I was observing the birds in the trees I noticed something on one tree that looked a little bit different. I couldn’t tell exactly what it was from a distance so I walked up to it, and I discovered that the bark onContinue reading “What Memory Will You Leave Behind?”

Imagine that you had just brought home your vehicle from the mechanic after having the brakes done on it. They work just great, strong and firm when you press down on the pedal, but for some strange reason you decided to grab your toolbox from the garage and proceed to remove those brand new brakeContinue reading “In The New, Not The Old”

Have you ever been eating from a box of donuts, and after you had eaten two or three you may have reached for one more, but then told yourself, “Why am I eating another one? I’m not even hungry anymore,” and forced yourself to stop eating? You have the power to eat as many asContinue reading “Who Do You Serve?”

Good morning and welcome in everybody.  Today, we are going to take a look at a passage of scripture, but before we do that, I wanted to tell you a little story. When the kids were very young, Andrew and I mounted a heavy attachment to our ceiling. We hooked up a strong rope thatContinue reading “Gravitation”

When you plant a new fruit tree that you just bought and brought home from a nursery or a greenhouse, your hope and desire is that someday you will be able to get some fruit off of it, right? Well, to ensure that this happens someday you need to take the necessary precautions to protectContinue reading “Fortify Your Faith”

Good morning and welcome in everybody.  Today, we are going to take a look at a passage of scripture, but before we do that, I wanted to tell you a little story. Our family has always enjoyed fishing.  It can be a very inexpensive recreation, especially if you can find your own bait. Many timesContinue reading “Close to Him”

A handful of years ago we bought and raised up four ducks. Upon bringing them home for the first time I fenced in a small yard for them to stay in to ensure that they didn’t escape, as well as to keep out any predators that may have wanted to have eaten them. Well, afterContinue reading “I’ve Been Set Free!”